The Cuban tourist destination of Jardines del Rey, off the northern waters of the central province of Ciego de Avila, will host this June the Coco Fest, one of the events planned to mark the tenth anniversary of tourism’s arrival in the keys.
Hotels, airlines and other Panamanian transportation companies are welcoming the upcoming Miss Universe beauty contest scheduled for June 3 because, in their view, it could help boost the destination and jack up the number of travelers visiting the country for the world-class event.
The sale of travel packages linked to the pageant is on the rise, execs from such Panama-based companies as Panama Star Tours, Fantasy Tours and Gamboa Tours reportedly told Financial Capital, a Panamanian weekly publication.
Some 150 Cuban and foreign experts linked to the leisure industry will huddle on the island nation to discuss the sector’s development and impact on world economies, a source close to the event revealed.
According to local weekly Options, the gathering will take place in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba within the framework of an international event on tourism management and development scheduled for May 28 to 31.
Fruitful exchanges and the indispensable firsthand look at technological breakthroughs for the tourist industry will be two top priorities for the upcoming 15th International Halls on Tourism Technology, Products and Services (TECNOTUR 2003) to be held at Havana’s PABEXPO Fairgrounds from May 27 to 30.
The chief sectors represented at the event are foodstuffs, agriculture, computers, communications, hotel design and building, consulting, kitchen equipment, audio and video technology, refrigeration, freezing technology and laundry.
Over 200 expositors have gathered for the Seventh Caribbean Tourism Marketplace that got underway Tuesday at the Renaissance Jaragua Hotel in Santo Domingo with a view to spur up the region’s leisure industry.
The event included professional working sessions, presentations of tourist products and business rounds, among other activities.
Attendants will focus on congress tourism and the promotion of its cultural, sport and nature modalities.
The World Tourism Exposition scheduled for Mexico City from Sept. 24 to 27, garnered significant media hype at the Cuban Tourism Convention. The exhibit’s general coordinator Wendy Hesketh laid out the details of the event that hopes to gather representatives from over two dozen countries from the Americas.
The fair will take place at the Banamex Center in the Federal District and will be organized by Mece Frankfurt, a major fair and tradeshow planner.